Musical instrument support



I c. R. YINGLING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT Filed March 22, 1926 i 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 jllllllmlw'Mlllflllllllilllllllll Fig. 4

INVENTOR May 22, 1928. 11,670,397

- C. R. YINGLING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT I Filed March 22, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 22, 1928. I

' C. R. YINGLING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT Filed Marcn '22, 192s S SheetS-Sheet 3 Patented May 2 2, 1928.

1mm STATES PATENT OFFICE- IUBICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT.

Application men men 22, 1926. Serial mi. 9am.

The object of my invention is the provid- I ing of improved means for supporting musical instruments. 7

A further object of my invention is the providing of improved means for supporting an Hawaiian guitar.

A further object of m invention Is the providing of adjustable olding supporting 'means for an Hawaiian guitar whereby the 1 same may be supported from the floor in frent of the operator and adjusted with reference to his position.

A further object of m invention isan I improved means for attac ing a musical instrument to a. supporting means.

A further object of my invention is an Hawaiian .guitar supportin means provided with collapsible securing means for the guitar and collapsible supporting means or legs.

A further object of my invention is an improved folding means for a mus cal 1nstrument support and means for holding the same closed or folded. 1

A further object of m inventlon is the providing of improved adiustable legs for a support toenable an adjustment of the angle of support with reference to the hor zontal;

With'the foregoing and other ob ects 1n view, my invention consists. of the novel construction, wmhination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter specifically described and illustrated. in the aceompanyingdraw-.

stoodthat changes. variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within .the; scope of theclaims hereunto appended.

. In-the drawings of the herein-described l embodiment of my invention, Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation of my supporting means with the legs folded out mto mpporting position and a-musicalunstrument secured to the supporting means. In case 0 shown the suppprtingmeans or top is sphstantially parallel to' the floor, the legs being adiusted in mid-position.-

, Fig. 2 is a-plan view of the support the musical t removed; Fig. -8 1s a view inelevation of the support shown in Fig. 1 with the musical instrument removed,

looking in the direction of the arrow 8 1n Fig: 1; Fig. 4 is an end view m elevation of the support shown in Fig. 1, wlth the 'musical instrument in place, and is taken looking inthe direction'of arrow 4.

a hinged cover 12.

mgs,' wherein-is shown the em II bodiment of my invention, but 1t is under- Fig. 5 is an enlarged view showing my support with the legs folded looking fromthe underside up; Fig. 6 is a View taken at right angles to thatshownin Fig. 5; Fig. 7 ma group view showing details of the various parts therein enumerated.

I Simllar numerals refer to similar partsthroughoutthe several views.

1 is a musical instrument to be held, in.

the case shown, an Hawaiian guitar. 2 is the top of the support. 3 are the legs on the neck end, or those shown in Fig. 3. 4 are the legs on the body end, or those shown in Fig. 4; legs 3 and 4 are hinged to top 2 by means of hinges 6 and 7, respectively.

8 is a folding strut to hold legs 3 in openposition and is hinged to top 2 at one end and to legs 3 at its other endand is hinged in the -middle fi)! collapsing. 9 is a folding strut somewhat similar to folding strut 8.

andsimilarly hinged; both of these struts in their upper sections are slotted, as shown in Fig. 7. 10 are strut locks, hinged to top 2 at one end and at the other end narrowed to fit into the slot in folding struts 8 and 9.

-11 is a box, or receptacle, in top 2 for the holding of strings or other supplies for the musical instrument, and is provided with Referring to Fig. 3, legs a he provided with feet '13 which are pivoted to legs 3' by halving. thus givinga flush joint, as

shown in "Figs. 6 and 7, and are re-inforced by plate 14. The movements of feet 13 are controlled. by lever- 15 fulcrumed at 16 and provided within slot 17 in which operates securing bolt 20, and at ,its other end is slotted for-securingmeans 18 to operate in.

19 are toggle members fulcrumed at one end to feet 13 and1provided with a slot at the other end in'which means. 18'

operates. This slot provides a means for spreading or adjusting feet 13, thus varying the heightof that end of the top 2. Se-

means 18 may consist ofa bolt and curing butter-fly nut. Slot 17 and securing bolt 20 provide an adiustment in combination with the'slots n toggles 19 whereby angular adit of the top 2 may, had with reference to the jfloor.

Securing bolt 20 isprovidedwith a square section, or shoulder. 21 which partially fits in a recess in lez's a to prevent turning and has washers and shoulders as shown in the drawing to make the legs work properly, and slipped over the square portion is pointer 22. This bolt 20 is used to clamp the various members by means of working graduations on said top portion desired positions in which the top or support may be set up without cut-and-try' process; in other words, the support may be set up and will be found to be adjusted when turned over on its feet. Legs 4 are provided with feet and similar adjusting appliances as described for le s 3.

In folding the support, legs 3 are folded first, as indicated in Figure 5; then legs 4 are folded, and at the end of the feet on legs 4 are locking means 23 consisting of a slotted flat steel plate working over a button-head on legs 3, which plate is secured on legs 4, as shown in Fig. 7. 23' indicate the .rivets holding the locking plate 23 shown in n top of top 2 are the adjustable clamps to hold the musical instrument, and consist of the neck support 24 in which operates slotted supporting member 25 and is secured in an adjusted position by bolt 26. Neck support 24 is hin ed to adjusting member 27 which is slotte to permit adjustment in its support 28 and is secured by bolt 29, support 28 being secured to-top 2. 30 is a yoke hinged to ad usting member 31, which mem ber slides in a support similar to support 28; adjusting member 31 being secured therein by means of bolt 32.

33 is an adjusting tail support, provided with a slot 34 through which the plug of the guitar may protrude, and is carried by sliding member 35, said member being adjustable on support 33 and secured by bolts 36 operating in slots 37. Adjustable support 33 is hinged to adjusting member 38, which member operates in a support similar to 28 and is adjustable therein and secured by bolt 39.

40 are adjustable wedges slotted as shown in Fig. 7 and are used for positioning or v adjusting the musical instrument with reference to top 2 to accommodate the swelled, or curved, portion of the bottom of the musical instrument.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A musical instrument support comprising a top provided with means for securing a musical instrument thereon and foldin legs upon' each end thereof, feet on sai folding legs mounted thereto and means for securing said feet in a desired position consisting of a control lever fulcrumed on said legs and operable in a plane parallel to the operation of the feet and provided with means for securing the same in a relative position on said legs, and toggle members fulcrumed to said feet adjustably securable to said lever whereby said feet may be adjusted relative to saidlegs;

2. A musical instrument support comprising, a top provided with means for securing a musical instrument thereon and folding legs upon each end thereof in combination with means for adjusting the support of said legs with reference to the ground on which said support rests to give a predetermined angle of said support with reference to the ground, or to adjust to inequalities of the ground, and means for adjusting said supporting means to each of said folding legs independently.

3. A musical instrument support comprising, a top provided with means for securing a musical instrument thereon, and folding legs upon each end thereof in combination with means for adjusting the support of said 1e with reference to the ground on which said support rests to give a predetermined angle of said support with reference to the ground, or to adjust to inequalities of the ground. means for adjusting said sup orting means to each of said folding legs independently, and means for relatively adjusting said supporting means on eachvof said legs.

4. A musical instrument support comprising, a top provided with means for securing a musical instrument thereon and folding legs upon each end thereof in combination with means for adjusting the support of said legs with reference tothe ground on which said support rests to give a predetermined angle of said support with reference to the ground, or to adjust to inequalities of the ground, means for adjusting said supporting means to each of said folding legs independently, and means for locking said independent adjustment so that said legsmay be folded and repositioned without disturbing said adjustment.

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5. In a folding musical instrument stand provided with collapsible legs at each end thereof, means for locking said le s in 0 en CHARLES R YINGLIN G. 

